Open Informal Session
UN-Space organizes open informal sessions with the participation of Member States and other stakeholders to promote dialogue and demonstrate examples of how the United Nations system responds to the selected themes. The themes of the open informal sessions included
2024 - 20th Open Session - "Meet the UN Speed Dating"
20 November 2024, Vienna International Center, as a part of the 2024 United Nations Space Law and Policy Conference.
2023 - 19th Open Session - Earth observation and integrated applications for disaster risk management and sustainable development
19 October 2023, United Nations Global Service Centre, Brindisi, Italy
2023- 18th Open Session of UN-SPACE - Joint UN-Space/CEOS WGCapD-12
1-3 March 2023, Hybrid (Conference Room 2 (CR-2), Vienna International Centre / MS Teams).
2022- 17th Open Session of UN-SPACE - World Space Forum Session IV: Space in the United Nations
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 11:30-13:00, WEBEX
2022- 16th Open Session of UN-SPACE - Joint UN-Space - High-Level Panel on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction
9 December 2022, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2019 - 15th Open Session of UN-SPACE - an integral part of the United Nations/Austria World Space Forum entitled 'Access to Space4All'
11:30 - 13:00, 20 November 2019, Conference Room C-1, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria
2018 - UN-SPACE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL "UNITED NATIONS: REINFORCING SYNERGIES FOR UNISPACE+50 AND BEYOND"
21 June 2018, M-Plenary Room, Vienna International Centre, Vienna
2017 - THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: APPROACHES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UN SYSTEM
24 August 2017, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva
2015 - Joint UN-Space - Bonn Conference High Level Panel on Space-based information for development
28 May 2015, UN-SPIDER Bonn Office, Bonn
2014 - Engaging space tools for development on Earth - contribution of space technology and applications to the post-2015 development agenda
14 May 2014, United Nations Headquarters, New York
2013 - Space and disaster risk reduction: Planning for resilient human settlements
Tuesday 12 March 2013, Geneva
2012 - Space for Agriculture and Food Security
9 March 2012, Rome, Italy
2011 - Space and Climate Change
18 March 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
2010 - Space technology for Emergency Communications
12 March 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 - Space-related activities of United Nations entities in Africa
6 March 2009, Vienna
2008 - Space for Public-private Partnerships and Innovative Funding Approaches in the United Nations System to Promote the Use of Space Technology and its Applications
18 January 2008, Geneva
2007 - The use of space-derived geospatial data for sustainable development in the United Nations system
19 January 2007, Vienna
2006 - Space technology for sustainable development and disaster management: opportunities within the United Nations system
20 January 2006, Paris
2005 - Space technology for disaster management: opportunities within the United Nations system
2 February 2005, Vienna
2004 - Education and training in space-related areas: challenges and opportunities in the UN system
23 january 2004, Geneva